A Clash of Gods - Chapter 110

[Chapter 110]

Although Yang Ning was surprised by the death of the Emperor of Chu, Yang Ning did not feel much in his heart. Seeing Mao Wenshou’s gloomy expression, he couldn’t help but said: “The sage has died, and his own prince succeeds, I think the imperial court will do the same. After the new emperor takes the throne, everything should calm down soon.”

Mao Wenshou nodded slightly and said, “I hope so.”

Qi Feng couldn’t help but said, “What I’m most worried about right now is that the crown prince didn’t come back in time, or things might change.”

“The prince can’t come back?” Yang Ning asked curiously: “What do you say? Isn’t the prince in the capital?”

Qi Feng said in a low voice, “The lord of the Eastern Qi state has set up the crown prince and held a ceremony for the establishment of the crown prince. The crown prince led an envoy to participate, and I haven’t heard that he has returned to Beijing.”

“East Qi country?” Yang Ning was a little confused, “Why is there another Dong Qi country? Isn’t there only a Northern Han?”

Qi Feng and Mao Wenshou looked at each other, Mao Wenshou pretended to be calm, while Qi Feng looked embarrassed, and said with a shy smile: “The prince is right, as it is said, Dongqi is not a country, with a narrow area and few people, but Yes…hehe…” But he didn’t go on, he knew that his son was in a daze not long ago, but only recently had his mind come to his senses, so he was not surprised that many things were ignorant.

Seeing that Yang Ning was still confused, Mao Wenshou explained: “Sir, Dongqi is located on the Shandong Peninsula, with a small area, occupying the land of Qingzhou, and its jurisdiction is only the land of nine counties, not even as good as our Jing. The South is vast. Originally, neither the Great Chu nor the Northern Han really regarded Dongqi as a country, but they had Donghai Marines in their hands and were good at water warfare, so although the national strength was weak, they could be on the sidelines. .”

“So it is.” Only then did Yang Ning know that between the two great powers, there was still a small country called Dongqi. Because the Jiaodong Peninsula faces the sea on three sides, it is reasonable to have a naval force.

Such a small country, divided into a corner, is really not easy to survive between the two great powers.

It’s just that since the two great powers did not treat Dongqi as a pot dish, how could the Great Chu send their own princes to participate in the establishment ceremony of Dongqi?

But after a little thought, he understood the key.

Southern Chu and Northern Han are facing off against each other, and the two sides are evenly matched. Under such circumstances, whoever can win over Eastern Qi will naturally gain a point of strength. After all, although Eastern Qi is weak, it is not useless. There is also a powerful navy in his hand, and the existence of such a navy force is enough to make Northern Han and Southern Chu covet.

Sure enough, Mao Wenshou said: “The prince went to participate in the Eastern Qi’s canonization ceremony, which gave the Dongqi people a great face. If the Dongqi navy can be used by our Great Chu, the Northern Han people will not dare to act rashly.”

“So, the prince is still in Dongqi now?” Yang Ning said, “The sage has passed away, and the prince will naturally rush back when he hears the news.”

Mao Wenshou had a hint of worry and did not speak.

Yang Ning couldn’t help but ask: “You said that there will be people in the capital taking advantage of the chaos, who has the courage?”

Mao Wenshou said: “With the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness in charge, there shouldn’t be any problems.” He waved his hand and said, “The imperial court has its own deployment of the imperial court. Before the death of the sage, the emperor must have made proper arrangements. We are just casual. Let’s talk about it, it’s not the next official’s turn to discuss important matters of the country.”

“I’m just afraid…!” Qi Feng said halfway, but did not continue, but his expression became serious.

Yang Ning saw that the two of them were talking about clouds and mountains, and he couldn’t help but say: “Can you talk more quickly? I listened to it for a long time, and I don’t know what you are talking about.” Pointing at Qi Feng, he said: “You What are you afraid of?”

Qi Feng hesitated for a while before lowering his voice: “Prince, you don’t know something, some people… some people don’t think the prince can inherit the throne.”

“What?” Yang Ning was stunned. “It’s not that the crown prince inherits the line, so why is the crown prince established? Isn’t the crown prince the heir?”

Mao Wenshou nodded slightly and said, “What the prince said is very true,

The crown prince is the heir, the son inherits the father’s business, and it is justified. According to reason, it is natural for the crown prince to inherit the lineage, but… It’s just that the incident at the beginning has always made some people unwilling. The lower officials are worried about that group. People will take the opportunity to give birth to changes.

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“Which group?” Yang Ning still couldn’t understand.

“King of Huainan!” Qi Feng finally said: “We are only afraid that the King of Huainan will take the opportunity to cause trouble.”

“King of Huainan?” Yang Ning immediately thought of the day when Jinyi Hou Qijing died, before the palace sent someone to pass the decree, Huainan King arrived first and cried at the city gate to worship Jinyi Hou, and even moved many people at that time.

He remembered that King Huainan was already in his early forties, and he looked very extravagant, but when the eunuch in the palace arrived, King Huainan was indifferent, and even took people away before the decree was read, which seemed rather rude. Yang Ning’s impression of King Huainan was quite deep. At this time, when Qi Feng mentioned King Huainan, he was greatly surprised and asked, “Are you worried that King Huainan will have an accident?” He frowned and said, “What can happen to him? A prince? , can it still prevent the prince from inheriting the throne?”

“Other princes may not have such ability, but the King of Huainan is different.” Mao Wenshou said in a low voice: “Prince, according to what the lower officials know, in fact… In fact, the King of Huainan has the qualification to inherit the throne.”

Yang Ning was stunned and said, “King Huainan is qualified to inherit the throne? Lord Mao, what do you mean by that?”

Mao Wenshou explained: “My Great Chu Taizu Wude Emperor Wude has brilliant martial arts, conquered the world, established a country and a great Chu, but… just died young, before he was forty years old, he died, and Taizu Emperor died. Before the collapse, the King of Huainan was still in his infancy, the world was still in turmoil, the southern chaos was like a cloud of thieves, the Bashu had not yet been pacified, and the northern Han people were also eyeing them…!”

“King Huainan is the son of Emperor Taizu?” Yang Ning asked.

Mao Wenshou nodded and said: “Not only the prince of Emperor Taizu, but also the only prince. Taizu was in troubled times and conquered the world. He originally had a prince, but died at a young age. King Huainan was the second son of Emperor Taizu, but The eldest son died, and King Huainan was actually the only prince of Emperor Taizu.”

Yang Ning asked curiously, “Since the King of Huainan is the only heir of Emperor Taizu, why…why is he only a prince now?”

“This has something to do with the situation at that time.” Mao Wenshou said: “Taizu died, the situation was critical, internal and external troubles, and only Emperor Taizong could stabilize the situation at that time. Emperor Taizong was the brother of Emperor Taizu, and Taizu conquered the world. , Emperor Taizong is by his side from beginning to end, and he has countless military exploits, and he is the arm of Emperor Taizu…!”

Yang Ning understood in an instant and said, “That’s the end of my brother.”

He knows that the succession of the throne is mostly in two forms, either father and son, or brother and brother, and if the other is wise, but it is rare.

Even brothers and sisters, there are only a handful of them in history. Unless forced by the situation, generally speaking, it is a matter of course for a son to inherit Laozi’s country.

After Mao Wenshou said something, Yang Ning already understood the reason.

There is no doubt that Chu Taizu was naturally a hero of a generation, and he conquered half of the country, but he died young, and the King of Huainan was still in his infancy.

It was reasonable and reasonable for the King of Huainan to inherit the throne, but in such a situation of internal and external troubles, what the newly established Chu State needed was a strong and prestigious figure to sit in and condense the Chu State into a fist, otherwise it would be A pan of loose sand, and a baby who is still in swaddling, of course, cannot have the ability to unite people’s hearts.

Emperor Taizong followed Taizu to conquer the world, and his military exploits were illustrious. His prestige was enough to stabilize people’s hearts. In that case, it was naturally the best choice for Taizong to inherit the lineage.

“As I said, Taizong inherited the great cause, it is the brother and the last brother. Emperor Taizu thought of the world and passed the throne to Emperor Taizong…!” Mao Wenshou hesitated for a while before lowering his voice: ” It was only later that there were rumors that Emperor Taizu passed the throne to Taizong before his death, but Taizong refused to accept it. It was Emperor Taizu who insisted that Emperor Taizong should focus on the great cause. Emperor Taizong then took the jade seal and asked Emperor Taizu to do so. Promise that when the King of Huainan grows up, the throne will be passed on to the King of Huainan.”

Yang Ning thought to himself, not to mention whether it is true or false, even if Emperor Taizong really said this at the time, it should not be taken seriously. Once the power is in his hands, I am afraid that few people will let it go.

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“The king of Huainan is still the king, and Emperor Taizong naturally did not pass the throne to him.” Yang Ning said.

Mao Wenshou said: “After Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne, he took on the unfinished business of Emperor Taizu, and continued to conquer all kinds of thieves. Except for the land of Bashu, the south of Huai River was all taken into the pocket of my great Chu. Emperor Taizong also fell ill. In fact, at the beginning of Emperor Taizong’s accession to the throne, there were many people who advised Emperor Taizong to appoint the heir, but Emperor Taizong ignored it. Until he fell ill, he finally established the current sage as the heir and named the King of Huainan. For the king.”

“So that’s the case, no wonder you say that some people are unwilling.” Yang Ning understood the cause and effect at this time. He could understand King Huainan’s unwillingness, but he could also understand Emperor Taizong’s heart. The territory of the Great Chu was not really established. The territory of the Great Chu was roughly determined in the hands of Emperor Taizong. Before his death, he naturally thought of handing over the land he had conquered to his descendants, and naturally it was impossible to pass the throne on. into the hands of the King of Huainan.

King Huainan, as the only prince of Taizu, in his opinion, Da Chu was founded by Taizu, and he inherited the Great Chu Empire created by Taizu. A robber who broke his promise and took his throne.

“Today’s sages are wise and wise, and they have included the land of Bashu into the territory of our Great Chu.” Mao Wenshou said: “The sage has always respected and respected the King of Huainan. In today’s world, the king of Huainan has No one can beat this award, it’s a pity…!” He shook his head and didn’t say any more.

Qi Feng remained silent for a long time, and finally couldn’t help saying: “Sir, no matter what, you can’t let King Huainan succeed. If King Huainan becomes the emperor, our Qi family can…!” , his expression became extremely cold.